Jessica Alba, the world-famous American actress, businesswoman, and entrepreneur, has reportedly split from her husband, Cash Warren, an American film producer.
According to TMZ, Alba and Warren are now nearing a divorce after being married for 16 years. However, the outlet also reports that the actress’ rep didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
Jessica Alba, the 43-year-old Fantastic Four star, and Warren, 45, first crossed paths in Vancouver way back in 2004 while working on the superhero film Fantastic Four. Alba portrayed Sue Storm, while Warren served as a director’s assistant. The pair fell for each other soon after and began dating.
Alba and Warren then proceeded to tie the knot on May 19, 2008, and, during the course of their marriage, welcomed three children: daughters Honor, 16, and Haven, 13, as well as son Hayes, 7.
Despite challenges in their marriage, the couple came together to celebrate their son Hayes’ 7th birthday earlier in January. On New Year’s Eve, Alba shared a reflective message, describing her 2024 as being “filled with connection, growth, adventures, laughter, peace, sisterhood, transformation, rebirth, joy, and so much love.”
Back in September 2021, the Honest Company founder discussed her business, parenting, and marriage with PEOPLE Magazine, emphasizing the importance of openly communicating their individual needs to nurture their relationship.
She said: “At different times, there were different things that we needed. Around the time I had the kids, it was like, ‘I need [date night] once a week.’ And he’s been like, ‘I need you to be present on the weekends and not work.” She explained that they would often “over-communicate what’s happening before it gets to the point of no return.”
During the chat, Alba also added that “I don’t think we have a secret at all. We just have to check each other.”
In May 2024, the actress celebrated their anniversary by sharing an Instagram post filled with photos capturing moments from their 16 years of marriage.
She wrote: “I’m proud of us for making it this far. There is no real set of rules or guidance that can ever prepare you for what it means to commit to another person and choose to be family.”
The actress went on to say: “Through thick and thin we have continually found our way back to each other and have chosen one another.”
In July 2021, Alba opened up about balancing parenting duties and her marriage during a conversation on Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt’s Instagram series Before, During & After Baby.
“I think that he probably gets the short end of the stick. And it’s not even him, I would say it’s us,” she said at the time. “When I’m seeing him and spending time with him and we’re really enjoying each other, it’s an ‘us’ thing and it feeds me as well. It’s hard. It’s impossible.”
Laughing, Alba added: “It’s all rosy for two and a half years. But then after that you become roommates. You’re just going through the motions. You have the responsibilities; it’s a lot of, like, checking the boxes, right?”
The Sin City actress said they used to “at least” do weekly date nights, “but then that stops because of whatever.”
Jessica Alba stated that, “We’re just not consistent. But being able to communicate when you’re unhappy and nipping it right away instead of letting it sort of fester, and then you have animosity and then it explodes — which we’ve gone through that one!”
“We have, obviously, the friendship, the comfort of ‘You’re not going anywhere,’ so sometimes you don’t treat those people the best. You don’t consider their feelings in the way that you would consider other people’s feelings,” she said. “That is something I think is a constant one to work on.”
Alba added, “It’s a life journey, and if you’re both every day deciding to do it, it’s gonna work out, regardless of the drama, regardless of anything that happens.”
